All user reviews for the Vox Pathfinder 10

Features — 7
Purchased used from a musician. Eventually sold it to upgrade for a dearer Marshall. I owned it for 1-2 years and enjoyed playing it. It was my fourth ever amplifier. I used an Epiphone guitar with it and managed to play most styles of music. The product build is solid and feels high quality. It's a pretty standard product from Vox and doesn't look out of place with more expensive gear. There are basic EQ controls, nothing fancy there. I loved the way this looked and for a cheap price decided to go for it. Don't know what the year is.

Sound — 7
Suited my blues and classic rock style fine, the sound could get quite treble-heavy due to cheaper solid-state hardware. It's probably best to use a humbucker-equipped guitar to compensate for this. I would stay away from using your typical Squier Bullet or equivalents as you might get severe treble-itis. I didn't use any effects with it and just cranked up the gain a little when playing AC/DC, Hendrix, etc. It's not a noisy amp. You can get a wide variety of sounds, although I wouldn't play Metal or anything too heavy, go for a Marshall in that case.

Reliability & Durability — 7
I wouldn't use this as a main live amplifier, just for rehearsals and home practice. Reason being the sound quality could be better (see previous comments). Durability is fine however. It's dependable and looks quite cool. Portability is a huge plus, the amp is quite lightweight so you can carry it around easily. It's a standard rehearsal / practice amp that will last you a good couple of years when you first start playing, especially if you like classic rock. I had fun using it and it never let me down.

Overall Impression — 7
The Vox Pathfinder 10 delivers very nice Vox-style tones in an affordable and lightweight package. It’s a ‘does what says on the tin’ type of amplifier, with nice breakup once you turn the volume up. When compared to other amps from Marshall and Fender, it does feel a little quiet, and you often need to turn the volume up halfway to hear nuances well. This might be a deal-breaker for some, but if you’re only looking to practice in your home or a small room this won’t be an issue. The lovely finish makes the amp look great in any setting.

10w / transistor
jack of (plastic)
an output jack (line / headphone)
of gain and output volume, offering, casually, a lot of possible combinations
bass / treble rglage a third band would not make sense given the size of HP

USE

RAS

SONORITS

It was a clear sound that can become very round, it can mess it (for example with the master base and gradually returning gain). Saturation is really interesting, as long as we do not put background. but again, there was way to have fun.
I am surprised by the performance of the small HP.
I use to work at home, playing on my records (well, not Sepultura, but if we listening sound - almost clear - the last AC / DC, marries very well)
It seems that FEIST used on stage for a sound a little dglingu has not m'tonne.
It's a little cheap amp (I pay 71 euros in stores on Tours), very very surprising. Nothing to do with my first amp transistor there a year 20aine (ROSS, an absolute horror)

NOTICE GLOBAL

Very happy with my choice. Unbeatable price-quality ratio.
Not be enough in rehearsal with a rock band, but can fill bcp services.
100% happy with this choice. I t advisable by an old old fan "historic" Ramones that he too used to play on the record its protgs.

One note: Cheap because Made In Vietnam, o how to move in the opposite direction of what one defends.

* What kind of amplification (lamp, transistor, ...)?
This is the transistor

* What is the power delivered?
10W

* What connection?
1 instrument input, 1 headphone output / external out

* What are the settings, the effects? ...
1 master volume, 1 bass, 1 acute, 1 drive

Only 6 of 20 10W because it is small, but I'll explain in detail after

UTILIZATION

* The configuration is it simple?
Difficult to get any easier if the little champion Leaving aside fender with just one volume

* Gets it easy to sound good?
I can not deny that the sound is good, so clear that the saturation pushed all drive (it's almost like a tube-like saturation)

* The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
I did not watch much, but what I find a little strange is that there tu user.

SOUNDS

* Is it your style of music?
I like to play a bit of everything and following the application

* With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
In my case it receives each of my 3 guitars (Epi, Yam, Squier)

* What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold", ....)?
Generally sounds pretty cristalins on the clean channel with bass and treble to 13H to 11H (and sometimes the reverse following envy)
Fat, yes, but not too much .... but it is certain that when you push the drive to gain 14 or 15 H reminds me of half the Tiny Terror a friend when he put the cleat

OVERALL OPINION

* How long have you use it?
Since its purchase in April 2014

* What is the particular feature you like best and least?
+ Small so portable, and not too gasworks.
+ Vox façade of beauty
- 1 volume for each channel would have been better because ...
- ... When you go from clean to drive it may arouse any cemetery if we do not turn down the volume when switcher ...
- ... And in fact, a true jack footswitch would have been welcome. y'avait widely instead.
- To finish quibble, 20 W would also have been welcome.

* Did you try many other models before buying it?
One day I had the opportunity to try a small Fender Frontman 15W (at the time the modeling was fortunately not yet)

* How would you rate the quality / price?
€ 78 for this little loud, it's good, it does not take much. if it was brand stagg it might be worth only 58 €, as well influence what brands prices ...

* With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Or not then need a 20 W version with the footswitch jack and there ok I am coming to Vox


In the end, as I like the look and it sounds nicely after all I care. If I was not so attached to objects, a 20 W ORANGE CRUSHPIX would have already replaced. But he also has no possibility footswitch.

This little Vox is a transistor amp with 15W (according to the label at the back of the amp, but some people say it's 10W...), one input, and one 6.5' speaker. The nice looking chicken head knobs are gain, treble, bass and volume, plus the overdrive button and a line/headphones out. No reverb, no fx, no fx loop, no footswitch... a very simple amp, straight to the point.

UTILIZATION

Plug and play, man. Bought it used, so I've never even seen the manual. I like chicken head knobs, they are easy to grab and it's easy to see where they're pointing to. This amp is a little bigger and a little heavier than other ones with the same power, but not a big deal. Looks and finishing are pretty good too.

SOUNDS

Talking about rock here: it actually sounds like a Vox amp, which is a good thing. The clean tone is nice and full, the drive can go from a little crunch to heavy enough for Black Sabbath, and you can use the guitar volume knob to bring the dirt down a little when you want to.
Few knobs, few options, but you either don't need any tweaking to get good sounds, or don't get them at all. It is loud enough to play with a drummer if the drummer is not insane, and, as many other guitar amps, it sounds better whith the volume knob between 60%, 65% and... I would say 75% at most. More than that and 1) sound gets worse - dirtier, but not in a good way) 2) It doesn't really get any louder.

Talking about other styles here: tone wise, you can play many different things with this guy. I would say that you canNOT get tones like those really bright-roland-jazz-chorus stuff and the really heavy-mesa-boogie stuff (at least not without a drive pedal).

OVERALL OPINION

Comparing this one to other small amps in the same price range I personally like it better for rock n' roll, it crunches nicer than the little fender champs but the clean tones are better than the marshalls. Its sound is not going to blow your mind, but for an amplifier this small and this cheap, it's certainly really good.

Not having a mid frequency knob is a bad point. This amp likes my guitars and works fine with them, but I can see that situation happening where you want a certain tone and can't find it... and, well, you never will with only treble and bass, sorry.

So in the end what I say is: if you like rock n' roll and need a small amp to study and to play small gigs, plug your guitar straight into one of these and play it for 5 minutes. If you don't like the sound, no tweaking will fix it. But if you like it, look no further.

A perfect amp lamps to start, harder to read.
A Jack input and output ... Jack.

RMS 10W, more than enough for a room, just to cover a battery rehearsal.

Settings: This is where it gets complicated. When I say perfect start, it is mainly setting level: two treble and bass knobs, a clean / overdrive button, a gain knob and a volume knob, that's all. If you want effects with this amp in particular, consider buying an effects pedal, but the bill can quickly climb to the price of its big brothers who are more amp models, more effects ...

UTILIZATION

Simple setup: 3 knobs and a button.
The manual, I know more if I had one, but Has anyone really need for this amp?
Gets it easy to sound good ... In all honesty, no. It takes approximately 2 minutes to turn the gain knob, then treble, then the bass, so having a clean sound. But once found the right setting, you touch more and we left!

SOUNDS

It is suitable for all styles ... but in either. Do not plan to do the scene with! (This is my personal opinion)

I play with a Jet Lag 66 was in the starter pack with the amp.

I like the clean sound, but the overdrive is a bit of a chore to manage the sound intensity level ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year now, he fell HP side when he was on the ground, everything is impeccable, it still works as well.

My biggest disappointment is that it does not even have a knob reverb. But to start, it has not necessarily useful.

With experience, I do not know if I do it again this choice may be, I'll be gone on a less powerful amp but with more effects.

Solid State, 10 watt amp. Simple controls with a drive channel. Plug your axe in and play!

UTILIZATION

EASILY get great clean VOX tones out of this puppy. I mean, we're talking -- this thing really impressed me with how much it sounded like it had tubes in it. Vox really made a great practice amp worth mentioning!


SOUNDS

Sounds FANTASTIC on the clean channel. However, the 'drive' channel or distortion channel sounds rather tinny probably due to the smaller speaker size. It's still OK though, and very useable.

OVERALL OPINION

Love its size, weight, response and tube-like VOX cleans.

Tried numerous practice amps before buying one of these, and my blues - playing father stole it from me promptly once I upgraded to all tube stuff. I have guitar gear OCD, so that's just how it goes.

Transistor amp 15 watts, but super punchy.

SETTINGS:

- + Gain volume can go from super clean clear sound, even crystalline (good for funk, arpeggios, and all that), has a crunch sound, bluesy and has a good p'tite saturation.
- Boost, just to move from p'tite saturation has a good overdrive. pretty mind-blowing couple has a distortion pedal, I could be the new guitarist peter My Bloody Valentine, yes, yes!

- Treble + bass, settings that complement the versatility of this amp.

- Tremolo built in! it manages the depth and speed.

connections:

- Input
- Headphones
- Foot switch to activate the tremolo

Unfortunately, the pedal is optional and will look in 40 euros.
As we do not have a scene, FLOW

UTILIZATION

This gives a sound fabulous.
must also say that the other side is a standard tele us, which is connected.

but in the store, I tested several times, including once with a fairly cheap guitar type stratum, and I got thanks to adjustment, to get both kinds strat sounds that tele.

SOUNDS

I use it for many sound diffrent: slight pop, rock guitars a heavy electro with guitars rather funky.

OVERALL OPINION

I for one year, and I admit that my old H & K attax 100 is no longer used much since.

The only thing that I can not do with is the scene, as happens in the crunch when I push the gain, the volume is not enough ... although well in sound or preamp for my h & k?!

for repeated even with battery, AC should also be very good.

The quality / price is beyond my expectations, since I got it new for under 150 euros.

More than repeat the same choice, I highly recommend it to everyone. Essazer is believing!

See more advice.

UTILIZATION

Bel amp well finished and made in Vietnam. Look 100% Vox ac.
Compact and lightweight (5 kg). Made for mobile or work from home, reasonable power. Headphone jack.

SOUNDS

The clean sounds are quite Vox: clear, crisp, slightly dry, well-defined. So one's orientation to the sixties Brit.
The crunch goes well! As for the overdrive should not push too. Once you get into distortion "hairy" one senses soon the limits for two reasons: this amp is not designed for this type of sound and there is no tube.
Suffice it to styles ranging from blues to rock 70's. It is better to use pedals for overdrive. Besides, it digests well Vox FX analog and digital.

OVERALL OPINION

If you do not have money to buy a small tube amp to work with you to buy the Vox Pathfinder a ridiculous amount (64, € 00) it is cheaper and better than many small amp transistors.

Most

Price
Look
Clear sounds
Headphone Jack
Construction

The -

Saturation

Amp transients nothing to do with the other TRANSISTOR ... here we are talking about a legend!

headphones / line output
Guitar input
treble / bass / gain / volume

UTILIZATION

The result-full of good sounds and even connected to the PC (Personal: - via a digitech bad monkey who swings the signal) ... advice to home studio enthusiasts!
-The overdrive: Class A, so almost perfect, and yeah some acute

It also makes the metal, probably palm mute is not rich enough in low, but frankly the response and exceptional low end is ... delicious!

SOUNDS

Frankly, the best small
is this one, the little vox that does its job!

crystal: perfect means sustain and reverb almost delicious, but try not!
drive: add a fuzz or distortion pedal, it will do.

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased auj'd, May 4, 2007.
I had before: AC 108 behringer, peavey envoy 110, fender 25 dsp and so on ...

this is the best, period.

my future projects: a vox ad or a Mesa Boogie. I see no competition, if any be sought tjs England side. VOX thank you!

See previous opinion

UTILIZATION

No need for manual

SOUNDS

Gain 6, a little bass, treble a little and voila, there's no simpler.

overdrive at too sharp for my taste and is too "dirty" for my style (if I can pretend to have one

It's terrible for rock: Led Zeppelin, Who, Hendrix, Kravitz, telephone, stones, if you have that kind of references, and want to make you happy at home, it's perfect.

Its very very close to the AC30.

OVERALL OPINION

Looks nice, a hell of potatoes for a 10 watt shipments that hard and it's THE issue his Vox.

TC connected to my boost, my SG Jr sounds terrible (it's almost the Bertignac but not touching) I received 3 hours there and frankly I'll have to buy one earlier.

However, even at home you can not push your neighbor without fan franck michael come knock on your door.

A tip if I may: if you want a small amp to rock the house for € 60 a toy please, equip you

I just bought this amp .... has transistors.

In saturated, especially with a good guitar Blade's hot and it's great m ^ me ... a low gain, treble, bass, blues rock is great ... ... very English.
is clear in its net .. but m ^ me thoroughly ... we remain with 15 Watts ... and it remains lightweight power, it's not cool trs.
For the settings they change with my guitars ... you also .. Moreover, no two identical guitars ...
The ideal is Amli apartment without bateries ... because think it's best to push a 10 or 15 watt as "curb" a 30-watt Hurler will frustrate you and the neighbors .... at home, in a group it is best to move to a pathfinder with reverb .. 15 .. bigger stronger heavier ... logic .. that's another story ...
I love it .. I love ...

dJ

UTILIZATION

It's childish ....( see a manual download on the net) ... for the most awkward

SOUNDS

Blues, Rock the English the stones of the 60 .. kind "after mat".
I played with a RH4, another blade, a Telecaster and a Yamaha RGx520S scratch with seymour duncan HHS May 59 .. I install ..
Gipson and a les paul .. ds that one hits the shuffle rhythm with gain Yaouuuuuuuuuuuu! is explosive.

OVERALL OPINION

A few days
It is beautiful .... VOX. no default.
I tried dozens of amps and possde 5 .... everyone is differant but that i was rac ... English and non-US.

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UTILIZATION

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SOUNDS

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OVERALL OPINION

Trs good amp for the 15 apartment w.
I say apartment as a group, even in the caf concert, he will cover the battery (in this case, take da 15 with a lamp that boosts the sound and that passes without pb).

part in, the sound is great: hot (and yes, the transistor 15 is thundering w) and especially trs right: if you want an amp that meets the subtle your guitar and your own pedals, it is for you. the basic sound is super clean, very vintage, I love
in comparison, the amps sound modlisation more wrong.

I would do without this choice hsiter: epiphone sg with (with gibson pickups) and a Maxon OD 9 home, I am super happy with my sound. Thank you vox. Pathfinder thank you. Snif

10W transistor amp, 2 channels, manufactured in China.
An on / off switch, a volume CONTRL, a CONTRL gain, bass, treble, a Switch channel1 and 2 (clean / OD) and basta. Chicken head knob plutt nice.
A guitar input, headphone jack plutt welcome, a 6.5-inch HP vox. Basic and functional what.
The look great ERRF distant recall the illustration AC 30, the quality of manufacture (at least at first) is plutt flattering, especially in light of the price (68 in VPC).
This amp is beautiful, it must be said, the coating is enjoyable to touch and the grid is pretty trs. The weight, well, its a 10 W transistor, so trslger.
If considered on its quality over price, the 8 / 10 but we are MRIT daccord, this is not a lamp cbl all by hand. At the same time, while a lamp 68.yen not. Mrs Harley Benton GA 5W is 30% more expensive.

UTILIZATION

Extremely simple, you branch, you play. The clean channel can still even a little cruncher with the coupling of the CONTRL gain. No surprise, given the short rglage available, otherwise is thundering.
Obviously we will not in concert with, or BPS, nothing, just work at home without pissing anyone.

SOUNDS

Try with three guitars in the house (57 micro riviera gibs classic, les paul junior with 57 and P90 gibs dano pro micro lipstick).
The clean channel then.
A color of his nice, deep cave that no one would almost forget labsence reverb. Serious enough anyway, but not dsagrable. In short, a certain personality that is scarce in this range plutt, ie cheap and inexpensive.
Even when fairly typical 60s, but not only
CONTRL with the same gain you get to do a cruncher, finally, with microphones quon a certain output level course, like the 57 classics.
The Overdrive channel is meanwhile well plutt until noon, then a becomes srieusement draft, but always serious and deep stamp. The color of his, provided Daimer this is really the surprise of this little combo.
Ideal to use Heartbreakers pipeline, or a kick New kind of cramps. APRS, even the hard alancienne, cest limitemais even when not impossible with a disto srieuse. The blues in the clear by lgrement crunchy cons is that still okay.

OVERALL OPINION

Bought to accompany the first steps of my daughter the guitar, this amp gives great value.
Its nice but not going anywhere, beautiful, easy but not a gadget used despite the rate of tidal pquerettes.
It sometimes marrive lutil when I play at home too long, amvite to heat lamps for 30 minutes of play, and it marries well with the junior particulirement for small blues fast do. For the holidays it will not take place in the trunk. VOX well for this combo to get out even if many enjoyable even when rev limit in terms of sound and dutilisation..7/10 plutt as cheap and pretty.

Does everything said before.

UTILIZATION

Nothing simpler. You plug, play ... no bessoin to spend hours fiddling has the knob to find a good sound. the quality of manufacturing area rather good

SOUNDS

J'tais looking for an amp in a register jou funk-reggae and I must confess that I won ... the clean sound is beautiful. This little amp even enough to compete with more larger and more expensive. per issue against distortion, there are better even if it is more than acceptable. sound very British.

OVERALL OPINION

I buy with my first electric scraper, a limited edtion epiphone special II and frankly, considering the price, there is nothing wrong. Clean the sound is sublime, very clear with lots of bass even while, its resonance enormously. metals and other hard-rocker, go your way, it is not an amp for heavy distortion. for that kind of thing, I think that is better oriented to the cot on the other hand for ibanez ... a novice like me was the electric search for his crisp and clear, I think it's perfect.